The Central Dauphin East Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Central Dauphin East is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Central Dauphin East had to settle for a 35-32 loss against Cumberland Valley.
Meanwhile, Bishop McDevitt unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They received a tough blow as they fell 62-48 to Susquehanna Township.
Central Dauphin East bumped their record down to 1-5 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.3 points per game. As for Bishop McDevitt, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Central Dauphin East was dealt a bruising 70-27 defeat at the hands of Bishop McDevitt when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Central Dauphin East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.